STEM event and 3D Printing!

We had an event the other week where we got together with the engineering department to explore some possibilities with their rapid prototype technology.

We had a few students sign on to the idea of using ZBrush to sculpt an "Alien" and to create a mesh suitable for print.

Pics below show some results.

We had a number of schools and almost 200 pupils come through to learn more about the area as part of the event, along with guys from Emco bringing some technology to demonstrate in the realm of 3D printing and scanning.

We also had a few worskstations upw ith HND design work on showing the scripting needed to make models work in a game environment

All reports are that it was a positive experience for the students, and let's hope that in a few years we see some of them coming through onto the course and into industry.